[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 209 (Friday, October 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 66944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27981]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-914; Extension
of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
914 and Supplements A and B, Application for T Nonimmigrant Status;
Application for Immediate Family Member of T-1 Recipient; and
Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in
Persons. OMB Control No. 1615-0099.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services will be submitting the following information
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until December
27, 2011.
During this 60 day period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to
revise the Form I-914. Should USCIS decide to revise Form I-914 we will
advise the public when we publish the 30-day notice in the Federal
Register in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The public
will then have 30 days to comment on any revisions to the Form I-914.
Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this
notice, and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and
associated response time should be directed to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020. Comments may also
be submitted to DHS via facsimile to (202) 272-0997, or via email at
USCISFRComment@dhs.gov. When submitting comments by email please add
the OMB Control Number 1615-0099 in the subject box.
Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to
submit comments concerning this information collection. Please do
not submit requests for individual case status inquiries to this
address. If you are seeking information about the status of your
individual case, please check ``My Case Status'' online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1-(800) 375-5283.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or
more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently
approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for T Nonimmigrant
Status; Supplement A: Application for Immediate Family Member of T-1
Recipient; and Supplement B: Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for
Victim of Trafficking in Persons.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-914,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form I-
914 permits victims of severe forms of trafficking and their immediate
family members to demonstrate that they qualify for temporary
nonimmigrant status pursuant to the Victims of Trafficking and Violence
Protection Act of 2000 (VTVPA), and to receive temporary immigration
benefits.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form I-914, 500
responses at 2.25 hours per response; Supplement A, 500 responses at 1
hour per response; Supplement B, 200 responses at .50 hours per
response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 1,725 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please
visit: http://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,
Office of the Executive Secretariat, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529-2020, Telephone number (202) 272-8377.
Dated: October 25, 2011.
Sunday A. Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive
Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011-27981 Filed 10-27-11; 8:45 am]
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